Prescription patterns and appropriateness of antibiotics in the management of cough/cold and diarrhea in a rural tertiary care teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Akram Ahmad (Author), Muhammad Umair Khan (Author), Sadiqa Malik (Author), Guru Prasad Mohanta (Author), S Parimalakrishnan (Author), Isha Patel (Author), Sameer Dhingra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acute gastroenteritis and respiratory illnesses are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prescription pattern of antibiotic utilization during the treatment of cough/cold and/or diarrhea in pediatric...